Charlotte Olympia Maxine sandals

• 38,940 PHP ($825) - net-a-porter.com
• Plum suede slingback sandals with a heel that measures approximately 140mm / 5.5 inches with a 30mm / 1 inch island platform. Charlotte Olympia sandals have a metallic fuchsia leather heel and platform, a peep toe, cutout detailing at the sides, a tassel-detailed gold-tone zip fastening at front and a gold-tone spider web design on black leather sole.

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Lace-Up Shoe Boots

• 625 GBP - brownsfashion.com
• Bronze and maroon metallic patent shoe boots. Boots have a black satin trim and tongue. Round toe. There is a contrast stitch and lip at back. Silver-tone eyelets and black lace that fastens the front. High heel. Work old-school cool into any outfit with these lace-up shoe boots from Lanvin. Wear them with a feminine dress or to give tailoring a preppy edge.

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Roberto Cavalli L70038: Fantastic fish-scale shoes

Unlike Louboutin’s creepy, fish-themed ‘Pesce’ pumps (which, frankly, scare me enough to produce nightmares), Roberto Cavalli has a scaled metallic shoe that is just as fishy as a shoe can get without going overboard (pun intended).

Roberto Cavalli L70038 $1494 $1072.80 at Zappos.com

I find these to be an interesting and fresh alternative to the many recent glittered, sequined, pailletted, and otherwise bedazzled shoe options being offered in nearly every price range. They also happen to make me smile because they bring immediately to mind one of my favorite, illustrated, children’s books, “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister:

These Cavalli peep-toes are just as sparkly as the rainbow fish is at the beginning of the story.

Though, I must admit that I actually love the illustrations as much or more than story text; a morality tale centered around the concepts of vanity, sharing, friendship, and inner beauty. Over the course of the story, the rainbow fish eventually passes out most of his scales to those around him - sharing his beauty and gaining friends as he learns humility and the ability to share. There is also a great, tactile, quality to the artwork; foil scales are inset into the watercolor illustrations - adding sparkle and collage interest to each page.

Looking at these shoes, I feel kind of like the rainbow fish at the beginning of the story. They are soooo pretty; you would feel spectacular any time you tried them on. I suppose that even as a grown-up, it’s hard to share certain things that make us feel fabulous and personal all at the same time.

I certainly wouldn’t want to share these if they were a part of my closet. I’m afraid the closest I come to the tale’s selflessness (in regard to shoes) is by periodically donating any non-worn shoes in my closet.

How about you?

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Nike Terminator High Basic Womens – White Emerald-Green Orange

These Terminators are real basic, yet unique. The shoe features a white leather base with patent leather along with metallic emerald green on the swoosh, back heel and ankle panels. Laces, tongue and midsole stitching sport Orange. The rest of the shoe is white. These are available now at select retailers for $110.

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